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    Mental Health Northern Kentucky University Proctored Exam 6
    A 22-year-old woman presents for follow-up and evaluation 2 weeks after the initiation of fluoxetine (Prozac) for a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. At this visit, the PMHNP observes that the client has an elevated mood, her affect is expansive, and she is more talkative. The client says she has plans to write a novel that she believes will "change the face of American politics as we know it." When questioned about her potentially manic symptoms, the client becomes defensive. "I know you think I'm bipolar just because my mom was." She refuses to complete a self-rated mania symptom assessment tool. To further evaluate this client for mania, which of the following assessment tools will the PMHNP use?

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